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Issue: March 2006, page: 7
Boston Scientific wins contest to acquire Guidant - Johnson & Johnson pipped at post
After a series of offers and counter-offers, on 25 January Guidant Corp finally signed a merger agreement with Boston Scientific Corp, valued at US$27 billion. (See also, Johnson & Johnson still committed to buying Guidant; declares definitive agreement, Biomedical Materials, February 2006, page 5.)